List of Famous people born in New South Wales, Australia
Maeve Dermody
Maeve Dermody is a UK-based Australian actress. After a film appearance at 5 years old, her adult acting career has included work in Australian and British television, theatre, short films, and movies. She characterises her own acting goal as "to be able to play different characters every time, without traces of myself".
Ellyse Perry
Ellyse Alexandra Perry is an Australian sportswoman who has represented her country in cricket and association football, debuting for both the national cricket team and the national soccer team at the age of 16. Perry is the youngest Australian to play international cricket and the first to have appeared in both ICC and FIFA World Cups. Gradually becoming a single-sport professional athlete from 2014 onward, Perry's acclaimed cricket career has continued to flourish and she is now widely considered to be one of the greatest female players ever.
Cate Shortland
Cate Shortland is an Australian film and television writer and director. She is best known for her films Somersault, Lore and Berlin Syndrome.
Erica Packer
Erica Louise Packer is an Australian singer and model. She was the second wife of Australia's eighth richest man, James Packer.
Claudia O'Doherty
Claudia O'Doherty is an Australian actress, writer, and comedian. She won the 2009 Melbourne Fringe Best Comedy Award and the Brisbane Comedy Festival Award for her debut show Monsters of the Deep 3D. O'Doherty co-wrote the books 100 Facts About Pandas and 100 Facts About Sharks with David O'Doherty and Mike Ahern. She was a main cast member in the Netflix TV series Love.
Rohan Browning
Rohan Browning is an Australian sprinter. He represented his country in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2017 World Championships without qualifying for the final. He also competed in the 100 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games narrowly missing the final. Rohan currently studies a Bachelor of Laws at the University of Sydney.
Michael Cheika
Michael Cheika is an Australian rugby coach and former player. He was the coach of the Australian national team from 2014 to 2019. In 2015, he received the World Rugby Coach of the Year award.
Greg Page
Gregory John Page, AM is an Australian singer, musician and actor. He is best known as the original lead singer and a founding member of the children's band the Wiggles from 1991 to 2006 and then again from 2012 to 2013. Page has also recorded several solo albums.
Maia Mitchell
Maia Mitchell is an Australian actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Brittany Flune in the children's television series Mortified for the Nine Network, and as Natasha Ham in the Seven Network's teen drama Trapped. For American audiences, since 2013, she has played the role of Callie Adams Foster in the Freeform drama The Fosters (2013–2018) and its sequel series Good Trouble. She also co-starred with Ross Lynch in the Disney Channel original films Teen Beach Movie (2013) and Teen Beach 2 (2015) as McKenzie.
Josh Addo-Carr
Josh Addo-Carr is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Melbourne Storm in the NRL and Australia at international level.